Necrotizing Fasciitis
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Necrotizing Fasciitis
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Table of ContentsNecrotizing Fasciitis OverviewWhat Causes Necrotizing Fasciitis?
Signs and SymptomsTreatment and Prevention
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Overview
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What is Necrotizing Fasciitis? Necrotizing Fasciitis or NF, commonly know as flesh eating disease is a serious bacterial infection
of the subcutaneous tissue that spreads across the fascial plane within the subcutaneous tissue.
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Most Common Areas in the Body Affected by Necrotizing Fasciitis
GroinAbdomenArmsLegs
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Necrotizing Enterocolitis
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Prevalence
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600 People Per Year
1 of Every 4 Infected Die
to Ratio is 3-to-1
More Common in Immunosuppressed
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What Causes Necrotizing Fasciitis?
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Group A Streptococcus (GAS)
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Most Common Cause:
Streptococcus pyogenes
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Streptococcus pyogenes
Group A
-hemolytic
Chains of Cocci
Gram Positive
Incubation Period Around 13 Days
Catalase Negative
Releases Exotoxins
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Signs and Symptoms
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SymptomsRed,
Swollen Skin
Fever Chills
Nausea and Vomiting Diarrhea Pain
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Three Stages
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Stage 1
Tenderness to Palpation
ErythemaSwellingWarmth to Palpation
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Stage 2
Serous-Filled Blister
Skin Fluctuance
Induration
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Stage 3 Hemorrhagic Bullae
Skin Anesthesia Crepitus Skin Necrosis Dusky Discoloration Progressing to Gangrene
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Treatment and Prevention
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Treatments
Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy
SurgicalDebridement
Medications Amputation
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Treatments
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Cardiac monitoring &
Breathing aids
Blood Transfusions
Intravenous Immunoglobulin
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PreventionFirst Aid Wound Care
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PreventionHand Washing Avoid Contact